Thread: Shooters vs Arms
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Unread 01-03-2008, 18:43
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Re: Shooters vs Arms
After this first week, it seems as though the shooters were clearly better than the arm-bots. When you matched up the best shooters vs. the best arm-bots, the shooters were much more efficient at hurdling, and if they had a decent pickup system, they were usually one of the best teams there (i.e. 1625, 1114)*. Having said that, there were many more arm-bots or "looks-like-an-arm" bots at the regionals, and the average arm-bots were usually better than the average shooters, as shooting the trackball seems to be much harder than using an arm.

*Yes, I'm quite aware that there are very few, if any, teams like 1625 or 1114.

P.S. Taking 20 seconds to pick up a trackball tends to screw you over...
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